Japanese Animation Powerhouse Studio Ghibli Makes History With Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes

variety.com When Studio Ghibli receives its honorary Palme d’Or May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival, the creative home to Hayao Miyazaki — arguably the most admired and influential…

Japan's small regional companies vie to raise pay amid labor shortage

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- As Japanese regional businesses wage fierce battles for workers amid a deepening nationwide labor shortage, pay at companies employing 10 to 99 people rose much…

Natalie Portman Joins Voice Cast For Ugo Bienvenu’s Rainbow Fantasy ‘Arco’ As Gebeka In’l Launches Sales In Cannes

deadline.com Natalie Portman has joined the voice cast for French director Ugo Bienvenu’s upcoming animated feature Arco about a boy who uses rainbows to travel through time and his…

Japanese game maker Sega Sammy sells resort to US fund

abcnews.go.com Sega Sammy is selling its Japanese resort complex Seagaia to Fortress Investment Group of the U.S. The Japanese entertainment company behind the “Sonic the Hedgehog” video…

Japan's Sega Sammy to sell seaside resort to U.S. investment firm Fortress

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- Sega Sammy Holdings plans to sell its Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Japan to U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group as the Japanese amusement company looks to focus…

Japan's Sega Sammy to sell ocean resort to U.S. investment firm Fortress

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO -- Sega Sammy Holdings plans to sell its Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Japan to U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group as the Japanese amusement company looks to focus…

Review: Impressed, but Not Transported, by ‘Spirited Away’

nytimes.com There’s big, and then there’s “Spirited Away,” a show on a scale that few theater productions attempt. Adapted from the venerated Studio Ghibli film by Hayao Miyazaki, the…